Knowledge, Attitude, Ability, and Related Factors of Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases among Public Health Nurses

• Main Authors: Ying Tsai, 蔡穎
• Other Authors: Shu Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84047977816419048413

碩士 === 國立陽明大學 === 臨床暨社區護理研究所 === 102 === Threaten of emerging infectious disease (EID) is becoming more and more serious today. Public health nurses (PHNs) play important roles in preventing the infectious disease. The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude, ability, and related factors of preventing emerging infectious diseases among PHNs. A cross-sectional research design was conducted via questionnaire collected data by mail. A total of 308 PHNs who were randomly selected from the public health center in Taiwan participated in this study. The major findings are as follow. (1) The knowledge of EID prevention still needed to be improved (total score mean=15.89, SD=2.33, range from 0 to 25). The significant variables relating to knowledge of EID prevention revealed infectious disease prevention experience, previous experience in emergent care, and on-job training experience regarding to EID. (2) The attitude toward EID prevention tended to be positive (total score mean=48.24, SD=6.71, range from 14 to 70). Previous experience in emergent care, type of health center, and support from public health administrators revealed significantly relationship with the attitude toward EID prevention. (3) The ability of EID prevention revealed moderate-to-high degree, but which still should be improved (total score mean=82.84, SD=12.45, range from 22 to 110). The significant variables relating to ability of EID prevention included age, the age of the youngest child, job title, working year, previous on-job training experience regarding to EID, personal protective equipment, the knowledge of EID prevention, and the attitude to EID prevention. According to a stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the attitude to EID prevention, job identification from nursing administrators, on-job training experience regarding to EID, and age were significant predictors on ability of EID prevention which accounted for 27.7%. Based on our findings, we recommend public health administrators and education organizations should improve the PHNs’ knowledge, attitude, and ability of EID prevention. The strategies include such as increasing on-job training for EID, encouraging more active participation on job training, and enhancing health and nursing administrators support and identifications. Expect to improve effectively PHNs’ knowledge, attitude, and ability of EID prevention via integrating the strategies of practice, research, education and policy in the future.